thwart

UK
/θwɔːt/
US
/θwɔrt/
thwartverb
thwarted
Präteritum
thwarted
Partizip Perfekt
thwarting
Gerundium
UK
/θwɔːt/
US
/θwɔrt/
Übersetzungen
The police thwarted the robbery attempt.
Полиция воспрепятствовала попытке ограбления.
They managed to thwart his plans.
Им удалось сорвать его планы.
She tried to thwart his efforts to win the competition.
Она пыталась помешать его усилиям выиграть соревнование.
Definitionen
To prevent someone from accomplishing something.
The security measures were designed to thwart any attempts at hacking.
To oppose successfully; to defeat the hopes or aspirations of.
The team's efforts to win the championship were thwarted by a last-minute goal from the opposing team.
thwartsubstantiv
thwarts
Pl.
UK
/θwɔːt/
US
/θwɔrt/
Übersetzungen
The main thwart to their plan was the lack of funding.
Главным препятствием для их плана была нехватка финансирования.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
A structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
The rower adjusted the thwart to ensure a comfortable rowing position.
Synonyme
transverse support
thwartadjektiv
more thwart
Komp.
most thwart
Super.
Archaic/literary use meaning ‘lying crosswise; transverse’.
Definitionen
Situated or placed crosswise; transverse.
A thwart beam was fitted to strengthen the hull.
thwartpräposition
Archaic use meaning ‘across’.
Definitionen
Across; from one side to the other of.
They stretched a rope thwart the stream.